Damascus Sights

  1. Hammam al-Qaimariyya

    Hammam al-Qaimariyya, north of Sharia al-Qaimariyya and 300m east of Umayyad Mosque, is popular with locals.

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  2. Hammam az-Zahariyya

    Hammam az-Zahariyya, next to the madrassa of the same name, just north of Umayyad Mosque, has been in use since the 12th century. It's clean and well looked after.

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  3. Hammam Bakri

    Opposite Beit al-Mamlouka hotel near Bab Touma, is local favourite Hammam Bakri.

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  4. Hammam Nureddin

    If you're a male and visit only one hammam in Damascus, make it busy, men-only Hammam Nureddin, accessed from the spice souq that runs between the Umayyad Mosque and Straight St. Founded in the mid-12th century, it is one of the grandest and oldest functioning hammams in the country. It has an excellent heated steam room.

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